Seatbelt injury causing perforation of the cervical esophagus: A case report and review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-34

  Gill, Satinderjit S ^a   Dierking, Jason M ^a   Nguyen, Khang T ^a   Woollen, Claude D ^a   Morrow, Charles E ^a  

^a Gibbs Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 1542348926     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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